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BURTON.
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in 1820. Studied under Cipriani Potter, and
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commenced his career in Leeds, in 1840, suc-
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ceeding Dr. S. S. Wesley as organist of Leeds
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Parish Church in 1849. Was chorus-master
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of the first Musical Festival, Leeds, 1858, and
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conducted choral societies at different periods
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in York, Barnsley, Leeds, Wakefield, Brad-
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ford, and Halifax. He eventually settled at
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Harrogate, where he founded a Choral Society,
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1880 ; he was also musical director at the
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Spa ; and, up to his death, organist of St.
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Peter's Church. Ho was a fine performer on
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the organ, an admirable accompanist, and
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had a high reputation as a choir trainer and
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teacher of singing. He died at Harrogate,
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August 2, 1892.
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Burton, T. Arthur 72-L-17
Burton, T. Arthur, organist and choir-
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master of St. Augustine's Church, Bourne-
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mouth, and conductor cf a musical society in
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that town, is the composer of an oratorio,
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" Jonah," produced at Bournemouth, January
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28, 1881. He has written a concert march
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for organ, etc.
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Busby, Thomas 72-L-24
Busby, Thomas, composer and author,
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was born at Westminster, in December, 1755.
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Articled to Battishill, 1769-74. Successively
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Organist of S.Mary's, Newington, Surrey, and
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at S. Mary, Woolnoth, Lombard Street, 1798.
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Mus. Doc. Cantab., 1800. LL.D., Cambridge.
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He died at Islington, London, May 28, 1838.
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Works. — The Prophecy, oratorio, March,
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1799; Ode^ British Genius, from Grey ; Ode
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to St. Cecilia's Day, Pope ; Comala, a Dra-
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matic Romance from Ossian, 1800 ; Thanks-
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giving Ode (Degree exercise), 1800 ; INIusic to
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Joanna, drama by R. Cumberland, 1800;
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Music to M. G. Lewis's Rugantino, 1805 ;
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The Divine Harmonist, a collection of An-
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thems, etc., 1788; Melodia Britannica, do.,
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1790 (unfinished). Sonatas for the pf. An-
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them for the Funeral of Battishill. Miscel-
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laneous anthems, glees, songs; Music to
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Holcroft's Tale of Mystery, 1802 ; Music to
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Porter's Fair Fugitives. Dictionary of Music,
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with Introduction to the First Principles of
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that Science, London, 8vo., 1786. A Gram-
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mar of Music : to which are prefixed Obser-
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vations explanatory of the Properties and
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Powers of Music as a Science, and of the
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general scope and object of the work, London,
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1818. A General history of Music, from the
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earliest times to the present ; comprising the
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Lives of Eminent Composers and Musical
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Writers, London, 2 vols., 1819 (Whittaker).
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Concert Room and Orchestra, Anecdotes of
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Music and Musicians, Ancient and IModern,
Music and Musicians, Ancient and Modern,
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3 vols., London, 1825. Musical Manual, or
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Technical Directory, with Descriptions of
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various Voices and Instruments, London,
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1828.
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Bussell, Rev. Frederick William 72-L-61
Bussell, Rev. Frederick William, com-
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poser, son of the Rev. F. Bussell, vicar of
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Great Marlow, born at Cadmore End, Oxford-

BUTLER.
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shire, Ajiril 23, 1862, of a Devonshire family.
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Educated at Charter House, 1876-81 ; Demy
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of aiagdalen College, Oxford, 1880; Craven
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Scholar, and B.A., 1885 (First Class Classics,
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Lit. Hum., Theology) ; M.A., 1887 ; B.D.,
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1892 : Mus. B. , 1892. Tilusical training pri-
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vate. Fellow, tutor, chaplain, junior dean,
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Brazenose College, Oxford ; Select Preacher
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to the University, Oxford, 1890 ; and Morley
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Lecturer at -t. Margaret's, Westminster.
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Works. — Magnificat (Latin), for live voices,
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small orchestra, and organ ; Mass in G minor,
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voices, orchestra, and organ (performed at
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Italian Church, Hatton Garden, Sept. 1892).
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Incidental music to "The ]\Ierchant of Ven-
Incidental music to "The Merchant of Ven-
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ice," composed for Oxford University Dram-
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atic Society, and produced at the New Theatre,
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February, 1895. Collaborator in preparation
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of "Songs of the West" (IMethuen), and
of "Songs of the West" (Methuen), and
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"English Miustrelsie " (Edinburgh, Jack).
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Has published the " School of Plato" (Meth-
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uen, 1895), and other works.
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Buswell, John 72-R-23
Buswell, John, composer of the 18th
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century, who was connected with the Chapel
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Royal. He graduated Mus. Bac, Cambridge,
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in 1757, and INIus. Doc, Oxford, in 1759.
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Composer of songs and other vocal music.
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Butler, Charles 72-R-28
Butler, Charles, musician and author,
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born at Wycombe, Bucks., in 1559. M.A.,
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Oxford. Master of the Free school at Basing-
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stoke, Hants. Vicarat Wooton, St Lawrence,
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Hants. He died on March 29, 1647.
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I Works. — The Feminine Monarchie ; or, the
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Historic of Bees . . . proving that in the Bees'
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song are the grounds of Musicke. Oxford,
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1609; other editions. The PrinciplesofMusick
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in singing and setting : with the twofold use
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thereof, ecclesiastical and civil. London,
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1636. An English Grammar, and other works.
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The first work is a curious production ; the
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second a learned treatise on theory and on
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the abuses in sacred and secular music. His
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work^ were printed partly in characters taken
works were printed partly in characters taken
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from the Anglo-Saxon alphabet, partly in
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others of his own invention, which are de-
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scribed in his Grammar.
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Butler, Charles 72-R-47
Butler, Charles, English musician, and
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author, of Lincoln's Inn, London, wrote " Re-
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minisences, with a letter to a lady, on ancient
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and modern music." 1824, 4th ed.
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Butler, Thomas Hamly 72-R-51
Butler, Thomas Hamly, composer and
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pianist, was born at London, 1762. He studied
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under Dr. Nares at the Chapel Royal, and
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under Piccini in Italy. Compioser to Drury
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Lane Theatre, under Sheridan. Teacher and
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pianist in Edinburgh. He died at Edinburgh,
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1823.
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Works.— The Widow of Delphi (R. Cum-
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berland), musical drama, 1780. Rondos on
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the following Scotch airs: — Duncan (Gray,
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Flowers of Edinburgh, I'll gang nae mair to
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yon toun, Lewie Gordon, Roy's Wife, There's
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cauld kail in Aberdeen, etc. (Clementi). A


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